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4 unusual facts about Weber Cup


Weber Cup

As in the previous year, Team Europe Captain, Tomas Leandersson won the decisive point with a win over Team USAs Tony Manna Jr.

On Day 1, in the 5th match, Tommy Jones rolled the 2nd ever perfect game in the tournament's history, against Team Europe captain Tomas Leandersson, and at close of play on day one, the scores were tied at 4 matches apiece.

Palermaa was given the captaincy for Team Europe for the first time, taking over from Sweden's Tomas Leandersson.

The only other European win in the first session came from Tomas Leandersson against Chris Barnes.


Dick Weber

The Weber Cup, named after Dick, is a Ryder Cup-style event that pits European and American ten-pin bowlers against one another.

Paul Moor

Moor was the first bowler to roll a Perfect Game on Live TV in the UK, achieving the historic feat in the first game of the 2006 Weber Cup tournament, against Jason Couch.


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